New Survey Finds Disbelief in God Is Considered a MASSIVE Liability When It Comes to Dating

A new survey put out by the Survey Center on American Life reveals disbelief in a divine creator is considered more of a liability when dating than strong religiosity is. Nonetheless, both are seen as negatives for the majority of participants in the survey.

“Despite being a relatively religious country, more Americans say a potential partner being ‘very religious’ is negative than say it is positive,” the survey reports. “More than four in 10 (42 percent) Americans say they would be less likely to date someone who is very religious. Twenty percent say this would make them more interested in potentially dating someone, and 36 percent say it would not make a difference to them.”

“At the same time, not believing in God appears to be a greater liability in dating,” the Survey adds. “Nearly half (49 percent) of Americans say they would be less likely to date someone who does not believe in God. Only 12 percent say not believing in God would make them more inclined to date someone. Thirty-eight percent of Americans say it would not matter to them one way or the other.”

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The survey also highlights a significant difference in the polling when it comes to political ideology. Conservatives are much more inclined to date a deeply religious person than liberals are.

“Sixty-nine percent of liberals say they would be less inclined to date a very religious person, compared to 24 percent of conservatives,” the poll finds. “Conservative women feel especially strongly about a potential partner’s religious beliefs. Three-quarters of conservative women (75 percent) say they would be less likely to date someone who does not believe in God, with 61 percent reporting they would be very unlikely to do this.”

The poll demonstrates that some level of religiosity is still important to the personal behavior of the American public. While America has been consistently declining in terms of religiosity over the course of the 21st century, self-identified Christians still account for nearly two-thirds of the population. As such, it is no doubt true that religion will continue to hold sway in the public consciousness for the foreseeable future.